Records of wholesale seafood dealers; inspection by department; penalties.

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(A) Every wholesale seafood dealer must keep and retain accurate records detailing the information required by the department for a period of not less than one year and shall open the records to the department for inspection upon reasonable demand.

(B) Any wholesale seafood dealer who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. The provisions of this section do not supersede or replace any criminal sanctions for defrauding or attempting to defraud this State.

HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 2; 2013 Act No. 7, Section 4, eff March 22, 2013.

Effect of Amendment

The 2013 amendment, in subsection (A), substituted "Every wholesale seafood dealer" for "Every seafood dealer required to be licensed", and in subsection (B), inserted "wholesale" before "seafood dealer" in the first sentence.


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